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Dance Support Volunteer

Our Dance Support Volunteers play an essential role in every Dance to Health group, helping us create a safe and friendly environment for all our participants.

This role is open to anyone over the age of 18 with some experience of dance, movement, physical theatre, movement therapies or sports.

As a Dance Support Volunteer you will be able to participate in the dance sessions, offering support to group members and assisting the dance artist leading the group.  As a part of the dance team delivering the project, your help will ensure that all participants get the one-to-one support they need to maximise the benefits of taking part.

Dance to Health groups run weekly and each session lasts for 2 hours (90 minutes of activity and 30 minutes for refreshments and socialising).  They are held in suitable halls in local community centres. There are sessions delivered across your region detailed on our website. A dance support volunteer is expected to regularly attend the weekly sessions.

Previous experience of taking part in dance is useful but not essential. You do need to be fit and have experience with movement (Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates etc.), dance or sports and fitness.

DBS is not required for these roles.

Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed.

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Aesop - Dance To Health

Develop arts solutions based on social needs show health, care and other sectors how the arts can work for them accelerate the pace of adoption of arts solutions develop research and practice networks for arts solutions.

Our current focus is society’s health and social care problems.

We created and manage Dance to Health, a pioneering nationwide falls prevention dance programme for older people.